Bottle-stopper.



L. F. SEAMES.

BOTTLE STOPPER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY zo, 1912.

1,041,180, Patented 001;. 15,1912.

, INVENTDR W1TNE55E5 y f Y j mf, om 1 m MMA ATTURNEYE LOUIS F. SEAT/IES, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 29, 1912. Serial No. 700,408.

To all wlwm it may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis F. Seamus, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of .Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of bottle Stoppers which are designed to render it difficultto fill the bottle with inferior goods after the same has been emptied of the superior goods originally packed in the same.

It is the object of this invention to provide a bottle stopper of this character which will not require absolute accuracy in its manufacture but permits of some variation in the construction of the neck of the bottle without interfering with assembling of the parts so that they will operate properly.

My invention has the further object to provide a stopper of this character which can be produced at comparatively small cost, which will permit of delivering practically all of the liquid contents of the bottle so that no loss is incurred and to so constructtthe stopper as to render it practically impossible to refill the same with liquid but permit the same to be emptied freely.

In t-he accompanying` drawings: Figure l is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section of a bottle equipped with my improved bottle stopper. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken in line 2 2, Fig. 1, looking downwardly. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section in line 3 8, Fig. 1, looking upwardly.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The bottle shown in the drawings for receiving my improved stopper comprises a body 1 having a semi-spherical breast 2 at its upper end, and a neck having the upper or inner part 3 of its bore of cylindrical form while the/inner or lower part t of the same tapers downwardly or inwardly from the cylindrical part to the breast of the body.

5 represents a cylindrical valve tube which is preferably constructed of sheet metal and which is arranged axially within the neck of the bottle. The peripheral diameter of this valve tube is less than the internal diameter of the enlarged upper cylindrical part of the bore of the neck so as to form an annular liquid passage or space 6 between the neck and the valve tube. At its inner end the valve tube bears against the inwardly tapering reduced part 4 of the bore of the neck and above its inner or lower edge this valve tube is provided with an internal annular valve seat 7 which is preferably `formed by providing the adjacent part of the metal valve tube with a bead 8 which projects inwardly around its entire circumference.

9 represents a centering ring which is constructed of porcelain, glass or other suitable material and which is adapted to hold the upper end of the valve tube centrally within the neck. This centering ring engages at its periphery with the bore of the cylindrical part of the neck and is secured thereto by cement or any other suitable means and on its under or inner side this ring is provided around its opening with an annular depending flange or rim 10 which fits into the upper part of the valve tube, thereby holding the latter in place and also forming a closure at the outer end of the space between the valve tube and the neck of the bottle.

11 represents a plurality of liquid openings formed in the valve tube above the valve seat 7, and l2 represents a plurality of liquid openings formed in the upper part of the valve tube adjacent to the retaining ring, thereby placing the upper and lower parts of the interior of the tube in communication with the annular passage G. Between the upper and lower Vopenings 11, 12 a horizontal diaphragm or partition 13 is arranged within the valve tube this partition being constructed of porcelain, glass or other suitable material and secured in place by an inwardly projecting bead 14 formed on the valve tube and engaging with an annular groove l5 in the periphery of the partition.

16 represents a valve, preferably of spherical or ball form, arranged within the valve tube below the partition and adapted to engage with the valve seat 7 for closing the bottle.

Below the lower openings of the Valve tube a filling ring 17 of cork or similar material is fitted between the bore of the neck and the periphery of the valve tube so as to prevent any liquid from entering the Space between the valve tube and neck below the openings 11, which liquid would be difficult to remove or pour from the bottle.

After the body of the bottle has been Patented oct. 15,1912.'

filled to the desired extent with the liquid which is to be packed in the same the valve tube carrying the valve and partition are pushed into the neck until the inner end of the valve tube engages firmly wit-h the tapering part ot the bore. The filling ring is pushed into the space between the valve tube and the neck so as to cut off the space between the valve tube and neck below the lower openings 11. The centering ring is pushed downwardly into the neck so as t0 engage the upper end of the valve tube and is secured in place by cenienting the same to the neck. An ordinary stopper 1S ot cork or other suitable material is pushed into the outer end ot' the neck so as to prevent the escape of liquid from the bottle during transportation.

By providing the neck with a bore having a cylindrical outer part and a tapering inner part it is possible to manufacture this bottle at comparatively low cost and without requiring absolute accuracy in its manufacture inasmuch as it is immaterial whether the taper in the bore varies slightly because the inner end of the valve tube can be en, gaged properly and form a tight joint with the tapering part of the bore regardless of whether the same is exactly in the same place in all the bottles.

By employing a separate retaining ring for the upper end of t-he valve tube no meg chanical operation is necessary for securing the stopper device within the neck, thereby reducing the cost of assembling the parts and also eliminating the liability of breakage which otherwise would be apt to occur.

When the bottle is in an upright position the ball valve engages with the seat of the valve tube and shuts oit communication with the interior of the bottle and the atmosphere, thereby preventing evaporation or deterioration of the goods packed in the bottle. Owing to the tortuous path extending from the mouth of the bottle to the valve seat formed by the upper and lower openings of the Valve tube which connect the upper and lower parts of the annular passage with the space within the Valve tube above moved to permit the discharge of the liquid.

l. claim as my invention:

The combination otl a bottle having its neck provided with a bore the inner part of which 'tapers inwardly while the outer part is cylindrical without interruption from the large end ot the tapering part of the bore to the outer end of the neck, a cylindrical valve tube arranged axially within the neck and engaging at its inner end with the tapering part of said bore and separted by an intervening annular passage from said neck and provided at its lower end with an internal valve seat, a plurality of lower openings above said valve seat and a plurality of upper openings above said lower openings, a valve arranged within the lower part of t-he tube and adapted to engage with said seat,

a partition arranged within the tube be- Y tween said upper and lower openings, a centering ring` engaging with the cylindrical part of said bore and with the upper end of said tube, and a filling ring interposed between the bore oit' the neck and the periphery of t-he tube immediately below the lower openings of the latter so as to close the space between the neck and tube below the lower openings and prevent the entrance of liquid into this space.

l/Vit-ness my hand this 27th day of May, 1912.

LOUIS F. SEAMES.

VVit-nesses Trino. L. POPP, ANNA HEIGIS.

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